phoenix and the rest are working, alto not all links, which is normal.

is there any app u have that goes int'l that is working?

if some of them are working, some are not, it may be that yr broadband is weak, too low or unstable.

or u hv ran out of memory.

yr device alto not well know seems to have the ok specs - 2/8gb quad.

this one?
http://www.lelong.com.my/tmall-tv-box-andr...7-01-Sale-I.htm

there is no need to do anything extra for kodi, a normal connection with do.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Dec 29 2015, 09:43 PM

2/8gb - correct.

after the os, firmware and necessary apps, u r left with usually 4 gb or so for all other apps u can install.

if u have put many apps already, there may be insufficient for kodi which can be a very big depending what addons.

u can go to android setting/storage and see what is left for use.

if too little, u know it is a memory problem.

then u will need to remove some apps to make space.

can see much much each app takes up in android settings/apps.

my bad, it's 1/8gb.

1.7gb should be fine for kodi.

but check the details of this memory available.

some models have partitioning, i.e, the memory split up.



has kodi ever worked on yr device?

if it has not, do a app removal, reinstall.

possible yr installation was not done properly.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Dec 30 2015, 12:50 PM

hmm... after reading a bit more...

i think kodi android may not work on yr device.

the device does not have android os like kitkat 4.4 but has:

"operating system:For TV YunOS".

looks like it's a unique device for usb playback and some pre-installed apps.

maybe can try other kodi versions... but which one??

http://kodi.tv/download/

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Dec 30 2015, 01:37 PM

the current official one is kodi 15.2 isengard.
androids will use arm apk.
try not to use beta versions as they are still under testing.

u can download on pc from here:
http://kodi.tv/download/
or get direct with google play app in yr box if u have it.
it's the same thing.

but before u reinstall, remove everything kodi first.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Dec 30 2015, 04:30 PM

it is a way for google to advertise and collect fees from tv makers.

from what i read, the coming newer smart tvs will be "spammed" with google android lollipop and marshmallow features. like it or not, every time u switch on the tv, u see google and more google first.


but yes, a waste. i never use the smart functions or the usb playback. an android box is far superior to it.

you are just starting to get to it.

personally, i have come to accept that kodi is good at times but quite often now, many things don't work. i do not know if there are some new sophisticated tricks or tweaks require now to make it work well, but i cannot get anything on genesis or primewire. but much in phoenix is still fine. do correct me if i erred.

kodi looks very delicious but isn't easy to get much out of it anymore. which is why i have mentioned a few times here - i have started to use kodi less and less but use other standalone apps more.

for those who are frustrated, can try other apps:

movies/tv shows - popcorntime, moviehd, megahd, cartoonhd.
news - mobdro
chinese (mandarin) - tvplus, hdptv, puding

popcorn does not have this option.

some others do - "custom" option to choose player - native, kodi, mx, es file, vlc, etc..- whatever has been installed on yr device.

some require prior email registration with say opensubtitles.

i find it easiest to use MX, takes u direct to play/find subs.

Kodi will get same results but takes a few more steps to go thru the usual kodi navigation.

what u experience is normal.

kodi links do not allow big jumps in FF. dunno why, probably buffering protocols, congestion due to massive nos. of users worldwide.

it has always been like that, as far as i know.

other apps - some also need a little time to complete buffering, some are almost immediate, dependent on no. of seeds and peers. but most are faster than kodi for FF.

most online streams are either 2.0 or 1.0 incl kodi and china sites.

a minority in kodi are dd/dts 5.1.

in general, do not expect good audio with online streaming.

for that, stick to yr BR discs or downloaded stuff.

all of them have issues, one way or another, sooner or later.

just u need to keep with with the changes, new versions, updates, etc.

certain things are posted here, the rest u can google and find latest videos.




most popular i think this time would be:
.. phoenix
.. genesis
-- robinhood project

read back last 10 pages or so, a few more mentioned.

yes, u can download from popcorn, save it first. then play with kodi or other player that get u the subs.

some other apps also offer the download option.

i usually do not do that but "watch now". if i want to save it, i will torrent a better version with subs on pc.

take a few weeks, you will be half way there. 6 months, you will know everything about the device, kodi and other apps!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Jan 3 2016, 04:09 PM

yes, that is also a reason. it wouldn't work if u try to set the path to save on ext hdd.

let me help u understand it completely.

online streaming can't have the best audio yet because it takes a much higher broadband speed and most people don't have it. hd video is already difficult for most users, let alone dd/dts or hd audio.

yr old avr should have only toslink (optical) and coaxial (rca) input. hdmi did not exist then. it also has red/white rca stereo input.

yr device (h8) has hdmi (good for hd video and hd audio which i suppose u now connect direct to tv), toslink (dd/dts only, cannot do dtshdma/ddtruehd) and stereo red/white (rca).

with red/white rca, u get only stereo. the "surround" effect is just "all channels stereo" - an avr giving u as good as it can with a stereo stream.

if u connect device output via toslink to avr, you should get dd/dts if the stream is such and for usb playback. stereo streams will be almost like the same as using red/white rca.

"After failing in getting any sound with the optical cable" - this may be due to yr box audio audio setting. try the different settings available - auto, spdif, lpcm.

if required, please post further in the android/himedia box thread!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Jan 3 2016, 05:58 PM

online streaming kodi or otherwise is NOT going to give u good audio.

to enjoy the best audio, get a new AVR! then get bluray material.

yr device can handle:

Audio codec : DTS, DOLBYDIGITAL PLUS, AC3 ( support DTS-HDMA passthru, Dolby TrueHD 7.1 passthru and ATMOS passthru )

that seems to the the experience at this time.

i could not get anything on SALTS with BEAST to work a week ago.

today, it starts to work!


may be servers' problems, bad traffic, sabotage, etc...

give it time, it may yet work!

unifi stb is a special box, probably small memory. kodi needs quite a bit of memory to work with more addons.

other users of this box may be able to help u better.
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3594298/+140#bottom

i also find that over time, kodi is becoming less and less appealing.

even with builds like the beast.

i do not know if some devices are still super-duper, getting everything smoothly all the time.

or only highly customized versions work well.

reading here and elsewhere, i doubt that.

i personally no longer use kodi as the primary app, more like 4th in line.

other apps (at least for androids) are now much more reliable.

shared many times in the android threads.

ok, by popular demand...

been mentioned many times by me and others here and other threads.

other apps... search for:

showbox
popcorn time
movie hd
cartoon hd
megabox hd

some of them are "picky" - may or may not work on yr device depending on chipset, memory size.